embitter

Example Sentences

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The repercussions have left families and advocates frustrated and have embittered local law enforcement.

From Seattle Times

Hoh said he became disillusioned and embittered by the wars and occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the traumatic tolls they have taken on those involved.

From Los Angeles Times

Some warn of the precedent of embittering reparations imposed on a bankrupt Germany after World War I. It is a terrible analogy.

From Washington Post

In 2020, the son of a federal judge in New Jersey was killed and her husband was critically wounded at their home by an embittered self-proclaimed “anti-feminist” who had filed a case before the judge.

From Washington Post

At first, embittered and wracked with anxiety, Mr. Treviño had no interest in painting.

From New York Times